Humans should be K-strategists instead of r-strategists

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Science!
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ToxicBug wrote:Ok, its the college student who's studying science, versus the redneck who didn't finish high school and is working at an oil rig. Regardless of education though, who's smarter?
Education does not equal intelligence. :icon27:

Maybe I've already won.
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Maybe?


roofles.
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scourge34 wrote:
ToxicBug wrote:Ok, its the college student who's studying science, versus the redneck who didn't finish high school and is working at an oil rig. Regardless of education though, who's smarter?
Education does not equal intelligence. :icon27:
Actually the more education a person completes, the better that person's brain will be recodnizing patterns in life. This person might forget 95% of what they learned in university, but they will be much smarter than someone who hasn't finished highschool. School isn't about remembering what you have learned, its about getting better at learning.
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Foo wrote:Maybe?


roofles.
Well, you know if you don't finish high school that means you lose your right to ever pick up another book or try to learn anything on your own. You jess haff ta stop lurnin. :drool:
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ToxicBug wrote:
scourge34 wrote:
ToxicBug wrote:Ok, its the college student who's studying science, versus the redneck who didn't finish high school and is working at an oil rig. Regardless of education though, who's smarter?
Education does not equal intelligence. :icon27:
Actually the more education a person completes, the better that person's brain will be recodnizing patterns in life. This person might forget 95% of what they learned in university, but they will be much smarter than someone who hasn't finished highschool. School isn't about remembering what you have learned, its about getting better at learning.
I learned how to learn long ago. I figured out that little secret in grade school. So basically, you or someone is paying lots of money for you to learn what I already knew as a child. If I need to know something, I learn it fairly easily and quickly and I don't need a few years of college to do it. Here's another idea, pick a subject, divide the time normally taken to learn it by half. I'll study that subject for that amount of time and come here and discuss it with you until you're blue in the face. Deal?
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NN.
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Post by sliver »

Here's a brief cheat sheet to help Toxic in his competition:

there is no D in "recognizing"
there is no F in "alpha"

That is all.
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fucking olo
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ToxicBug wrote:
scourge34 wrote:
ToxicBug wrote:Ok, its the college student who's studying science, versus the redneck who didn't finish high school and is working at an oil rig. Regardless of education though, who's smarter?
Education does not equal intelligence. :icon27:
Actually the more education a person completes, the better that person's brain will be recodnizing patterns in life.

Its also very great at developing a soul that is unable to see the bigger picture, for he has been forever set into a ceirtain direction without questioning larger relevance, even truthfullness, and eye for alternatives.

You can say whatever you want about education, it can make you smarter, but also make you shitloads dumber - for you, It seems you've taken the latter road.
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ToxicBug really upset a lot of people in this thread.
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scourge34 wrote:
ToxicBug wrote:
scourge34 wrote: Education does not equal intelligence. :icon27:
Actually the more education a person completes, the better that person's brain will be recodnizing patterns in life. This person might forget 95% of what they learned in university, but they will be much smarter than someone who hasn't finished highschool. School isn't about remembering what you have learned, its about getting better at learning.
I learned how to learn long ago. I figured out that little secret in grade school. So basically, you or someone is paying lots of money for you to learn what I already knew as a child. If I need to know something, I learn it fairly easily and quickly and I don't need a few years of college to do it. Here's another idea, pick a subject, divide the time normally taken to learn it by half. I'll study that subject for that amount of time and come here and discuss it with you until you're blue in the face. Deal?
Calculus III. You have 7.5 weeks.
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something you finished yet. dont try to make him do you homework, you sneakish devilboy!
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scourge is smarter than Toxic. No question.
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Nightshade wrote:scourge is smarter than Toxic. No question.
I'm pretty sure Scourge has forgotten more than Toxic will ever know.

:olo:
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Law wrote:ToxicBug really upset a lot of people in this thread.
Oh look, its another highly original reply by Law.
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ToxicBug wrote:Calculus III. You have 7.5 weeks.
That would have to include the concepts of 1 & 2.

So that would be Calc 1, 2, & 3 in 22 weeks.

Defiantly not a problem. :icon14:



Tormentius wrote: I'm pretty sure Scourge has forgotten more than Toxic will ever know.

:olo:

Without a doubt.
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Post by tnf »

You might say one population of humans is more r than another, or more k than another, but in nature, humans are K strategists...

think r-rapid.

Here's a simple explanation.

http://curriculum.calstatela.edu/course ... eding.html
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Post by tnf »

And toxic, pm me your notes if they are electronic, and your prof's email address. I'm actually curious to hear his explanation, or find out if you aren't just leaving out a major part of his explanation.
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ToxicBug wrote:
scourge34 wrote:
ToxicBug wrote: Actually the more education a person completes, the better that person's brain will be recodnizing patterns in life. This person might forget 95% of what they learned in university, but they will be much smarter than someone who hasn't finished highschool. School isn't about remembering what you have learned, its about getting better at learning.
I learned how to learn long ago. I figured out that little secret in grade school. So basically, you or someone is paying lots of money for you to learn what I already knew as a child. If I need to know something, I learn it fairly easily and quickly and I don't need a few years of college to do it. Here's another idea, pick a subject, divide the time normally taken to learn it by half. I'll study that subject for that amount of time and come here and discuss it with you until you're blue in the face. Deal?
Calculus III. You have 7.5 weeks.
I had a feeling you would go that direction. Considering I have no knowledge in Calc 1 or 2. Shouldn't I get the equal amount of time to learn those as well since I would have to know them first? If you agree with that, then no problem.
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Bdw3 wrote:
ToxicBug wrote:Calculus III. You have 7.5 weeks.
That would have to include the concepts of 1 & 2.

So that would be Calc 1, 2, & 3 in 22 weeks.

Defiantly not a problem. :icon14:



Tormentius wrote: I'm pretty sure Scourge has forgotten more than Toxic will ever know.

:olo:

Without a doubt.

Heh, didn't even get this far before I typed my reply. Exactly what I mean. :icon14:
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Tormentius wrote:
Law wrote:ToxicBug really upset a lot of people in this thread.
Oh look, its another highly original reply by Law.
Thank you, it was quite easy.
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